Memorial details

Memorial type
Trophy / Relic
District
Forest Heath
Town
Newmarket
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: September 1985
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11484

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Current location

ON WALL IN STAFF CAR PARK
NEWMARKET RACE COURSE
Newmarket
Forest Heath
Suffolk
CB8 0TF
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 62307 62654
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
PROPELLOR MOUNTED ON BLOCK; PLAQUE ON BLOCK; PLAQUE ON BRICK WALL BEHIND PLAQUES ON THE BLOCK INCLUDE ENGRAVINGS OF A WELLINGTON BOMBER AND THE BADGE OF 99 SQUADRON.
Inscription
ON BLOCK: WELLINGTON T2888 R-ROBERT "B" FLIGHT/ 99 "B" SQUADRON, DEC 40/ FEB 41/ OF WHICH THE PROPELLOR BLADE ON THIS/ MEMORIAL WAS RECOVERED/ CREW ABANDONED AIRCRAFT / OVER WISBECH FEB 1941. ON WALL: IN MEMORY OF/ ALL WHO SERVED WITH/ 99 SQUADRON/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ BETWEEN ITS FORMATION/ IN 1917/ AND DISBANDMENT IN 1976/ THE SQUADRON WAS BASED/ HERE FROM SEPTEMBER 1939/ TO MARCH 1941.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 19"- 23", height 8', width 19"- 23"
    Materials: Concrete
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
NEWMARKET AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF RAF ASSOCIATION

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